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DUMP CAR. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 15 l9l9.

Patented Nov. 25, 1919.

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Specification of Letters ratent. PatentedNov. 255, 1919.

Application filed March 15,1919. Serial No. 282,800.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that l, TONY ZYGIEL, a citizen of Austria, residing at Hamilton, Prov. of Ontario, and Dom. of Canada, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Dump-Cars, oi which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in freight cars and particularly to types adapted to convey coal, ore, broken rock and the like, having as its special objectthe provision of means whereby the load may be readily released from the car in an easy and convenient manner. 7

A further object is to provide a car having a floor capable of. being inclined, facilitating the unloading of the contents.

A still further object is to provide a barred or grate closure for the dumping end of the car, which is automatically released upon the depression of the floor.

These and other like objects are attained by the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and shown in the accompanying drawings, forming a material part of this disclosure, and in which- Figure l is a longitudinal sectional view taken substantially through the center of a car made in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is an end view of the same, parts being broken away in order to disclose the construction.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation thereof.

Fig. 4 is an end View showing a modified form of car. 7

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary side elevational view of the same, and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the grate bar securing means.

In the drawings, the numeral 10 designates conventionally, ordinary types of wheels used upon the tracks of a railway, the same having extended between them axles 11, on which are mounted supportslz, carrying the frame of the car.

These support the side elements 14, disposed longitudinally otthe car structure, from. which rise standards 15, thesame having at their upper ends top plates 16, and engaged therebetween, at the end is a crossrail 17. while the other end wall 18 extends downward to the floor.

other end a pair of eyes 22, engaged with cables which extend over drums 24;

mounted upon a transverse shaft 25, extending out from the rail 17 and provided with a manually operable handle '28. Secured adjacent to the handle 26 is a ratchet 27, a

spring pressed pawl. 28cngaging with its teeth so as to hold it in an adjusted position. By operating the handle 26, the cables 23 are wound upon the drums and the flooringelevated into a level position. Obviously, by removing the detent pawl 28, the flooring drops, at which time staples 80, set in the outer. extending end of the flooring are lowered releasing a plurality of vertical bars 32,.these bars being forined with eyes 33 at the upper ends pivoting upon a short transverse bar 34-, set immediately above the central opening 35 formed in the end wall, the bars constituting in effect a gratmg preventing the contents of the car from moving outward, however, when the flooring depressed and the bars released, the material contained in the car allowed to pass unrestrictedly out, due to the angular position of the door atthat time.

in the modification shown in Figs. 4 to 6 inclusive, the flooring 14: extends continuously throughout the length of the car the end of which contains an opening 36 covered by a lattice arrangement of hars37, having eyes at their upper ends 38 pivoted upon. a transverse bar 39, while their lower ends pass into staples 4-0, formed. by crank-like extensions from a central shaft 41 rotatable in bearings 42 at its ends, one or" its ends extending laterally from the surface of the car and is provided with an actuating handle d3 by which the cranks may be turned clownward, freeing the vertical bars 37 so as to allowthe contents or" the car to move out.

From the foregoing it will be seen that an effective dumping device has been presented, especially applicable cars of the type described for carrying coal, crushed stone, ore

and other like commodities which it is de sired to dump in anexpeditious manner and without the usual shoveling and labor ordinarily employed.

I claim is new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 7 A railroad car of the character described, comprising in combination, a hinged floor, a pair of eyes secured to one. end of said floor, a transverse shaft, and drums on said shaft, cables secured with their ends to said eyes and guided over said drums, a handle bar for operating saidsh'a ft, and a ratchet end pawl arrangement for holding the parts in their adjusted position, a plurality of verbars and a short transverse barf te which secured."

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